Where does “argon” come from?
Argon comes from Ancient Greek ἀργόν, derived from ἀργός meaning idle or inactive, combining the prefix ἀ- with Proto-Indo-European roots ne and sem-.
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Ancestry of “argon”, step by step
argon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via New Latin argon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | argon | argon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀργόν | inflection of ἀργός : ## accusative singular... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ργός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̓ργός | idle, lazy; idle, slow |